When taken into account that nothing is literal in poetry, a poet can be both the sailor and the sail quite easily. He is his own means, but also he's the driving force and the decision maker.
1973, The Beach Boys, album "Holland", actual title = "Sail On, Sailor".
The suffix for the word sailor is "-or".
sail
A sailor would use a pulley system as a simple machine to raise the sail on his boat. By attaching the sail to a pulley and pulling on the rope, the sailor can apply force to lift the sail more easily.
Yes it is. It has "sail" and "or" in it.
no ...he was not a sailor....
Magellan.
St. Gabriel is an archangel and not a sailor.
Knowledge, skill and experience.
If you are a sailor you will know the answer to this question. If you're not a sailor, don't try it.
A sailor who was kidnapped, placed on board a ship and forced to work once the ship set sail.
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